The Joker meets The Mask!

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By Scott Chitwood

The following is a Dark Horse Comics Press Release:

Dark Horse and DC team up for a smack-down Gotham-style, as the Joker and Harley Quinn meet The Mask!

The Clown Prince of Crime is no stranger to the peace-keepers of Gotham City, but lately it seems ol' Jokey can't even make the cops blink much less crack a grimace of fear. The Joker knows he's got to act to keep Gotham on its toes, and what better way to fill a city with terror than to blow up the local Museum of Modern Art - especially when it's brimming with innocent children?!

When the Joker's nefarious plan is unwittingly subverted by his tri-colored cutie, Harley, the only criminal recourse he can muster is to steal one of the historically valuable masks on display. Little does the Joker realize the power of this ancient artifact, until it transforms him into an ¿ber version of the criminal he always dreamed he could be and the resultant superfreak - Joker/Mask - takes Gotham by storm!

What wicked fate awaits the citizens of Gotham? Can Batman - beaten once by Joker/Mask-curb this crazed criminal mastermind? And what will Harley do when her anti-hero heartthrob dumps her in favor of two bimbo bombshells? One thing's for sure-she's not going to let him go without a fight!

Look for the exciting adventures of Joker/Mask starting May 31, when the first issue of this jokin' and smokin' series hits your local comics shop. Written by Henry Gilroy (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace) and featuring the stellar debut of penciller Ramon Bachs with Howard M. Shum on inks, Joker/Mask is changing the face of crime in Gotham. Each issue of this four-part series features 32 pages of vibrantly colored art and retails for $2.95.